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Windows 7: Built-in Administrator Account - Enable or Disable

Let me just revise some things I said earlier. Sorry, got too dazed with confusion when I wrote initially =(

1. I disabled the built-in administrator through Local Security Policy (LSP) NOT Local Users and Groups. Not sure if this will affect your response to my problem. FYI, now i can't access LSP also.

2. I can't access Change your account type under User Accounts. In the UAC message "Do you want to allow the following program to make the following changes to this computer?", the "Yes" button is gray.

I need to restore the built-in admin again because I can't download/install/uninstall/etc. when that UAC message above appears.

I can't do any of the system restore options you mentioned because I can't even get pass the UAC message. Only "No" is the active reply *sniff*sniff*

Is there any other way? Thanks again for your help... and tons of patience =)

I just tried it now. "Do you want to allow the following program..." appears when I attempt to make the System Repair Disc either through the recdisc.exe method or the create system repair disc method. But since the "yes" button is gray, I can't even accomplish step 1. Unfortunately, I don't have the Windows installation disc. Looks like I really messed up my pc =(

hi brink/shawn! FINALLY! logging under the "safe mode" allowed me to enable my administrator again. PHEW! good thing no need for the recovery disc thing. the internet cafe guy gave me that idea (i went there to make the rec disc but their pc won't allow it so we got to talking about my problem). but i still want to thank you for all the possible solutions you put here, which by the way are very thorough but concise. big help to non-it pips like me.

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